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This book is about the emergence of child sexual abuse by personnel in Christian institutions as a social and political discourse. It explores the dynamics of the emergence and politicisation of victims, their expressions of resistance and the legitimisation of their voice in public and political spheres.
List of contents
Prelude, 1. Victims of CSA as politicised subjects, 2. Recognising the ‘I’ in justice: Political subjects, public inquiry and CSA, 3. Media, power and the significance of voice, 4. Public inquiry as good governance: the Christian Brothers of WA, 5. Moderating responsibility: Responses of the RCC to public inquiry, 6. Public inquiry and discursive spaces: future directions
About the author
Dr Jodi Death is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Dr Death has a background working in Child Protection and has been researching the perpetration of CSA in institutions for over a decade. The primary focus of this work has been listening to and understanding the perspectives of surviors of clergy perpetrated child sexual abuse.
Summary
This book is about the emergence of child sexual abuse by personnel in Christian institutions as a social and political discourse. It explores the dynamics of the emergence and politicisation of victims, their expressions of resistance and the legitimisation of their voice in public and political spheres.
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"This is an important and timely book, providing an insightful analysis into the production of truth in the inquiries into historical abuse taking place across the West. By highlighting the interplay between an emerging victim voice, the media and the Roman Catholic Church it shows how child sexual abuse has moved from the private to the public sphere, threatening the power and reputation of previously trusted and respected institutions both now and into the future."
- Shurlee Swain, Professor of Humanities, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University
